Why Listen to AI Michael Caine Narrate ‘The Odyssey’ When Versions With Ian McKellen, Claire Danes and More Exist?

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” opens in less than two weeks — just enough time to brush up on the details of the historic epic .

On Tuesday, ElevenLabs announced it was releasing a new 13-hour version of Homer’s classic with Michael Caine “narrating.” This version was created entirely by AI tools.

The AI audio firm is using Caine’s voice to anchor a new, roughly 13-hour version of “The Odyssey” weeks before Nolan’s upcoming film hits theaters.

But as hunger for Homer-related content seems to be growing, did the world need an AI version?

Early reactions were not entirely favorable. One reader wrote, “Every other easily spoken human was unavailable or what?” Another said, “I don’t get why this was necessary. He’s no longer acting but as far as I know, he hasn’t lost his voice, right? He could have done this in his PJs for all anyone would care.”